The Golf Association of Philadelphia will host the 2016 Senior Team Challenge Matches today at Lehigh Country Club in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Now in its 28th year, the Senior Team Challenge is a regional invitational in which senior amateur golfers from the Golf Association of Philadelphia (GAP), New Jersey State Golf Assocation (NJSGA), Delaware State Golf Association (DSGA), and Maryland State Golf Association compete.
The following gentlemen will represent Maryland this year: Mike Bertazon (Hunt Valley CC), Henry Blue (Caves Valley Golf Club), Lee Flemister (University of Maryland GC), Steven Ford (Caves Valley GC), Tom Grem (Hunt Valley CC), Tim Meinhardt (Manor CC), Bob Mulreaney (Eagles Nest CC), and Gary Taylor (Manor CC).
Maryland became a participant six years after the inaugural event was held in 1989. Since 1995, the MSGA and GAP are tied with nine team wins each, and the two associations have combined to capture the previous twelve consecutive challenge titles, dating back to the MSGA’s 2004 victory at the Ace Club. The NJSGA has won three titles and finished runner-up six times, while the DSGA has finished runner-up five times and won its sole title in 1994 in a playoff over GAP. Past host venues in Maryland include the Elkridge Club (1997, 2013), Beechtree GC (2001), Mountain Branch Golf Club (2005), and Bulle Rock (2009). HISTORY
Lehigh CC was incorporated in 1910, and the golf course is a William Flynn design that opened in 1928 and plays as a par-70.
